Delwin Eiland on starting over at Mars Hill from Willow Creek and what he's learned so far nine months into the process

Update: 2020-07-03

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Starting over at a new church can have its own unique set of challenges. It's something I've done recently, and it's what Delwin Eiland is doing right now. After being the worship pastor at Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago for almost eight years, he's now starting over at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In this conversation we talk about figuring out a new church culture, earning trust with your people and finding that balance between not disrupting the identity of the ministry but also beginning to put your own fingerprints on it.

Find show notes to the podcast episode at practicalworshipblog.com/podcast28.

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Delwin Eiland on starting over at Mars Hill from Willow Creek and what he's learned so far nine months into the process

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Delwin Eiland on starting over at Mars Hill from Willow Creek and what he's learned so far nine months into the process

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Delwin Eiland on starting over at Mars Hill from Willow Creek and what he's learned so far nine months into the process